# Slay
**Slay** is a 2025 Philippine murder mystery series in which four women must keep their stories straight after fitness influencer Zach Zamora dies in a gym fire during a livestream. It is the first original murder mystery series from [GMA Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/gma-network) and Viu Philippines, and GMA Network's first Viu original series, presented in two different versions, one airing on television and one streaming on Viu, each with a different ending.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) • [2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | 40 episodes; new episodes premiered Monday through Thursday on Viu from March 3, 2025[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/) |
| TV premiere | March 24, 2025 on GMA Prime[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) |
| Finale | June 13, 2025, on GMA Prime[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/) |
| Dual versions | Two versions, one on TV and one on Viu, each with a different ending[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) • [2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/) |
| Central cast | Julie Anne San Jose (Liv), Gabbi Garcia (Amelie), Mikee Quintos (Sugar), Ysabel Ortega (Yana), Derrick Monasterio (Zach)[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) • [3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/) |
| Directors | Rod Marmol and Jules Katanyag[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/) |
| Genre | Murder mystery / thriller[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/) • [3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and plot
The story follows four women, Sugar (Mikee Quintos), Liv ([Julie Anne San Jose](https://www.edgepedia.org/julie-anne-san-jose)), Amelie ([Gabbi Garcia](https://www.edgepedia.org/gabbi-garcia)), and Yana (Ysabel Ortega), each with her own motive to kill fitness influencer Zach (Derrick Monasterio). When Zach dies in a gym fire, the women find themselves entangled in a deadly web of secrets.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)
The opening episode, "Burnt Alive", shows Zach Zamora burning alive in a locked glass room during a live stream, first witnessed by Sugar, Amelie, Yana, and his girlfriend Liv Baltazar.[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/) • [4](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stay-460365/allseasons/official) The second episode, "Suspicious Death", introduces evidence of gunpowder suggesting foul play in what had appeared to be an accidental fire.[4](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stay-460365/allseasons/official) Investigator Juro (Royce Cabrera) works the case as the four women's connections to the victim surface.[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)
**The two endings.** The series' defining device is its dual release: the narrative is presented in two different versions, one on TV and one on the Viu streaming platform, each with a different ending.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) • [2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/) In the finale, Hector (James Blanco) confesses to killing Zach out of love and guilt, but Liv reveals that she poisoned Zach.[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)
### Cast and characters
The series is headlined by Gabbi Garcia, Mikee Quintos, Ysabel Ortega, and Julie Anne San Jose, with Derrick Monasterio as the victim.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) Liv is Zach's girlfriend; the other leads, Amelie, Sugar, and Yana, are the other women tied to his death, and Royce Cabrera plays the investigator Juro.[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)
The supporting cast includes James Blanco, Bernard Palanca, Tina Paner, Matet De Leon, Phoemela Barranda, Chuckie Dreyfus, Simon Ibarra, Jay Ortega, and Gil Cuerva.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) For Gabbi Garcia, the role marked her first thriller, which she described as "a thrilling new challenge".[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)
## Production and release
Slay was directed by Rod Marmol and Jules Katanyag and produced as a collaboration between GMA Network and Viu Philippines.[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/) It began streaming on Viu on March 3, 2025, with 40 episodes released Monday through Thursday, and episode 1 titled "Burnt Alive".[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/) The television premiere began March 24 on GMA Prime.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) The final episode aired June 13, 2025.[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)
The release pattern pairs the two platforms deliberately: the same story runs in two versions, one on broadcast television and one on the streaming service, so that each audience sees a different resolution to the mystery.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/) • [2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)
## Themes and style
The series is positioned as a suspense-filled murder mystery and thriller.[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/) • [3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/) Its setting is the world of health and wellness influencing: the victim, Zach Zamora, is a health and wellness influencer whose death occurs in a locked gym while he is streaming live.[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/) • [4](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stay-460365/allseasons/official) The platform's own framing casts the leads as "pretty girls with ugly pasts" and asks whether the murder was revenge, jealousy, or something darker.[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)
## By the numbers
- 40 episodes, with new episodes premiering Monday through Thursday on Viu starting March 3, 2025.[3](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/) • [2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)
- 4 women suspects at the center of the mystery.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)
- 2 versions of the story, one on TV and one on Viu, each with a different ending.[1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)
- 1st original murder mystery series from GMA Network and Viu Philippines, and GMA Network's first Viu original.[2](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/) • [1](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)
## References
1. [SLAY | TV | GMA Entertainment](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/slay/home/)
2. [Murder mystery series 'Slay' comes to an end with shocking twists | GMA Entertainment](https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/murder-mystery-series-slay-comes-to-an-end-with-shocking-twists/123302/)
3. ['SLAY': Four Women, One Deadly Secret—Who's Guilty? - ViuScene](https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/slay-four-women-one-deadly-secret-whos-guilty/)
4. [Slay - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/stay-460365/allseasons/official)
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